James Aura
@jamesaura.bsky.social
I write mysteries, environmental and climate fiction: Sometimes they overlap. #books #SciFi #mysteries
Latest book: The Hurricane Code https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Code-James-Aura/dp/B08J1SK814
Latest book: The Hurricane Code https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Code-James-Aura/dp/B08J1SK814
Trump administration cuts funding for tsunami-detecting sensors which will go offline the end of this month
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November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Trump administration cuts funding for tsunami-detecting sensors which will go offline the end of this month
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Climate Update: On one of the least-known men who is a major influence on global climate policy #climate
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November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Climate Update: On one of the least-known men who is a major influence on global climate policy #climate
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Everything I am, all I feel, the people I love and hate all come through the prism of that night. 'When Saigon Surrendered' #fiction #humantrafficking www.amazon.com/dp/1717881262
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Everything I am, all I feel, the people I love and hate all come through the prism of that night. 'When Saigon Surrendered' #fiction #humantrafficking www.amazon.com/dp/1717881262
As the Earth moves toward human-killing heat and storms, media and politicians are talking less about climate change.
The emphasis now is on 'energy affordability.' #climate
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The emphasis now is on 'energy affordability.' #climate
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November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
As the Earth moves toward human-killing heat and storms, media and politicians are talking less about climate change.
The emphasis now is on 'energy affordability.' #climate
archive.ph/oyOL6
The emphasis now is on 'energy affordability.' #climate
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The Literati: A Novel- a tale of the book world
The Literati: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Literati: A Novel- a tale of the book world
Recommended Genre-Crossing Books
New books this week dance between genres — and deserve your attention
New releases this week include a feminist history of modern Russia, and a candid portrait of Gish Jen's relationship with her mother. Plus, new novels from Philip Pullman and Claire Louise-Bennett.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Recommended Genre-Crossing Books
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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"Three-quarters of refugees and other displaced people now live in countries facing high or extreme exposure to climate-related hazards, with repeated displacement becoming increasingly common."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Three-quarters of refugees and other displaced people now live in countries facing high or extreme exposure to climate-related hazards, with repeated displacement becoming increasingly common."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🔴⚠️🌀🇵🇭Ongoing scary landfall of #Fungwong on northern Aurora in Luzon,as a cat.4 Typhoon with gusts over 230km/h.More than 100000 evacuated and 400mm of rain so far,few days after #Kalmaegi.⬇️ Latest 6 hours by Himawari9 #ClimateEmergency #COP30 #Philippines
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🔴⚠️🌀🇵🇭Ongoing scary landfall of #Fungwong on northern Aurora in Luzon,as a cat.4 Typhoon with gusts over 230km/h.More than 100000 evacuated and 400mm of rain so far,few days after #Kalmaegi.⬇️ Latest 6 hours by Himawari9 #ClimateEmergency #COP30 #Philippines
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Step outside, if you haven't yet today. It feels like April... except for all the leaves on the ground. Probably the warmest day we will see in awhile... #ncwx
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Step outside, if you haven't yet today. It feels like April... except for all the leaves on the ground. Probably the warmest day we will see in awhile... #ncwx
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No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
A heat wave in the Arctic and the Polar Vortex moves south: #climate
Extreme Temperature Diary- Saturday November 8th, 2025/Main Topic: Record Cold Outbreak Slated for Eastern U.S. – Guy On Climate
The first freezing, Arctic outbreak of the season is headed for the United States this weekend into next week. Some states will see their first snowfall.
guyonclimate.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A heat wave in the Arctic and the Polar Vortex moves south: #climate
There are TWO Farmer's Almanacs. The OLD Farmer's Almanac is going strong....the other
one is shutting down.
one is shutting down.
The cute yellow Old Farmer’s Almanac isn’t the one shutting down
"There are TWO. This is not The OLD Farmer's Almanac that has been around since 1792. Everything is fine. Just chill guys"
www.niemanlab.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There are TWO Farmer's Almanacs. The OLD Farmer's Almanac is going strong....the other
one is shutting down.
one is shutting down.
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If you want to understand why the East US will be invaded by Arctic Air down to Florida in… checks notes… early November… look no further than the Arctic being en fuego - relatively speaking. That anomalously warm air/ blocking is “displacing” very cold air far to the South
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If you want to understand why the East US will be invaded by Arctic Air down to Florida in… checks notes… early November… look no further than the Arctic being en fuego - relatively speaking. That anomalously warm air/ blocking is “displacing” very cold air far to the South
An author's opening line of the week: Isaac Asimov
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Dr. Mardy's Quotes of the Week
November 9 - 15, 2025 | THIS WEEK'S THEME: “Retirement"
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November 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
An author's opening line of the week: Isaac Asimov
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New Netflix Series explores the life of President James Garfield and his assassin, Charles Guiteau- 'Death by Lightning'
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
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The Real Story Behind Netflix's 'Death by Lightning' and the Shocking Assassination of President James A. Garfield
The new limited series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th commander in chief, who was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he'd secured Garfield's election
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New Netflix Series explores the life of President James Garfield and his assassin, Charles Guiteau- 'Death by Lightning'
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-...
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Same graph for the tropics.
Make your own here (I plotted @ecmwf.int ERA5 Sea Surface Temperatures for November-October here):
climatereanalyzer.org/research_too...
Make your own here (I plotted @ecmwf.int ERA5 Sea Surface Temperatures for November-October here):
climatereanalyzer.org/research_too...
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Same graph for the tropics.
Make your own here (I plotted @ecmwf.int ERA5 Sea Surface Temperatures for November-October here):
climatereanalyzer.org/research_too...
Make your own here (I plotted @ecmwf.int ERA5 Sea Surface Temperatures for November-October here):
climatereanalyzer.org/research_too...
Carbon Offsetting is Not Going to Save the Planet
Microsoft and the Big Business of Climate Indulgences #climate
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Microsoft and the Big Business of Climate Indulgences #climate
lithub.com/carbon-offse...?
Carbon Offsetting is Not Going to Save the Planet
There is not enough planet Earth to first turn it inside out and then turn it outside in again. Available resources do not allow for removal of the total aggregate of CO2 from the fossil fuels in s…
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November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Carbon Offsetting is Not Going to Save the Planet
Microsoft and the Big Business of Climate Indulgences #climate
lithub.com/carbon-offse...?
Microsoft and the Big Business of Climate Indulgences #climate
lithub.com/carbon-offse...?
Warner Bros. Is For Sale, Who’s Buying?
A cheat sheet on the state of play and some odds on who the leading contenders are now. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
A cheat sheet on the state of play and some odds on who the leading contenders are now. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Warner Bros. Is For Sale, Who’s Buying?
A cheat sheet on the state of play and some odds on who the leading contenders are now.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Warner Bros. Is For Sale, Who’s Buying?
A cheat sheet on the state of play and some odds on who the leading contenders are now. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
A cheat sheet on the state of play and some odds on who the leading contenders are now. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...?
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...?
Book Review: Dead Man Blues #books
Buried Secrets
Dead Man Blues, a crime novel by S.D. House (pen name of bestselling author Silas House), combines a nail-biting whodunit with the tale a man in search of rede…
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November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Book Review: Dead Man Blues #books
The Immortalists by Aleks Krotoski review – the downsides of cheating death
The Immortalists by Aleks Krotoski review – the downsides of cheating death
Life extensionists like Bryan Johnson want to live forever. But at what cost?
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Immortalists by Aleks Krotoski review – the downsides of cheating death
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UPDATE! 🌹🎉
I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99
Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy!
#Fantasy #Author
I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99
Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy!
#Fantasy #Author
June 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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When food goes to waste, composting can lessen the harm—but it can’t erase it. The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time those oranges hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
floodlightnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When food goes to waste, composting can lessen the harm—but it can’t erase it. The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time those oranges hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.